Benneckenstein

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Benneckenstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Benneckenstein
Benneckenstein (Germany)
Benneckenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz
Municipal assoc. Brocken-Hochharz
Mayor Hans-Herbert Schulteß (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 23.65 km² (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation 526 m  (1726 ft)
Population 2,234  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 94 /km² (245 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HZ
Postal code 38877
Area code 039457
Website www.benneckenstein.de

Coordinates: 51°40′00″N 10°43′00″E / 51.666667, 10.716667

Benneckenstein is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Harz, approx. 10 km southeast of Braunlage, and 20 km south of Wernigerode. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Brocken-Hochharz.